Transcript Outsiders Chapter 3 Conflict Powerpoint

Chapter 3
CONFLICT
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 Definition:
 The struggle between opposing forces--e.g.,
CHARACTERS, nations or ideas--that provides the
central ACTION and interest in any literary PLOT.
 Examples:
 The fighting between Buzz and Woody in Toy Story
Can YOU think of more examples?
External Conflict
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 Definition:
 A struggle going on outside the mind of a character
 There are 5 main types of external conflicts:
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Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Technology
Man vs. Animal
Can you think of movies or stories
that might include these external
conflicts?
Cat vs. Cat?
Internal Conflict
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 Definition:
 The complication that happens within a character; it may be a
moral dilemma the character is facing, or it may take the shape
of a choice or a desire.
 Why is this important?
 Internal conflict creates individuality for a character; it sets her
apart from the rest of the story and gives a motivation for
choosing certain actions. It can also be directly related to
external conflict.
 Think of some examples from
your favorite movies/ books!
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REMEMBER
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 External conflict is ANY conflict that takes place
outside of a character’s mind!
 Internal conflict is a conflict that ONLY takes place
inside of a character’s mind!
 Pretty simple stuff, right?
Let’s Practice!
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 Bob knows he shouldn’t stay out past 11 pm, but wants to stay out and hang with
his friends.
 Internal conflict
 Sally forgot to study for her English test and is thinking about cheating, though
she knows she shouldn’t.
 Internal conflict
 Bill notices dangerous weather coming on his way home from baseball practice, so
he seeks shelter.
 External conflict: Man vs. Nature
 Amy is tempted to try smoking, but she knows it is illegal and isn’t good for her.
 Internal conflict
 Alyssa’s friend, Sally, copies her answers to an English test and Alyssa fails the
test for cheating.
 External conflict: Man vs. Man
 In Arkansas in 1957, the Little Rock Nine were ridiculed for trying to go to an allwhite school.
 External conflict: Man vs. Society
Conflict and The
Outsiders
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Type of Conflict
Details that describe the
problem:
A quotation from
Ponyboy about the
conflict (include the page
number)
Reasons the Conflict
exists
The Socs versus the Greasers
Darry versus Ponyboy
Ponyboy versus himself
External
External
Internal